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Guy Le Querrec
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Guy Le Querrec

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Photographs connecting jazz, travel and documentary storytelling.

Quelque Part · Jazz comme une image

Born
12 May 1941
Birthplace
Paris

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Guy Le Querrec

French photographer and filmmaker associated with Magnum Photos.

Early life

Teenage photography

Began taking pictures as a teenager and photographed jazz musicians in London in the late 1950s.

Career

  1. 1967

    Professional career

    Entered professional photography after military service.

  2. 1971

    Agencies

    Contributed archives to Vu and helped establish Viva.

  3. 1976

    Magnum

    Joined the agency.

Selected work

Quelque Part

Published a photographic book.

Jazz comme une image

Brought together his jazz photography.

Beyond work

Teaching photography

Led workshops for amateur and professional photographers, beginning at Arles in 1976 at Marc Riboud's invitation. His teaching later included a workshop in Fujian, China.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Teaching photography — biographical source ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Benoît Marchal from Namur, Belgique. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.